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Otto von Guericke Vacuum Hemispheres Stamps
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Otto von Guericke Vacuum Hemispheres Stamps

Germany · 2024 · 85 Euro Cent, 100 Euro Cent

Two stamps commemorating Otto von Guericke's vacuum hemispheres experiment, depicting the hemispheres and the associated vacuum pump.

These stamps celebrate Otto von Guericke's famous 17th-century experiment in Magdeburg, which dramatically demonstrated the power of atmospheric pressure using two copper hemispheres.

Image: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Markbenecke" title="User:Markbenecke">Markbenecke</a> · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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